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Nov 5, 2025 April 19 @ 8:19 pm

CalFresh emergency grocery card FAQ (San Francisco)

CalFresh recipients in San Francisco should read the FAQ on how to receive emergency assistance funded by city.

Nov 5, 2025 April 19 @ 8:19 pm

San Francisco CalFresh Emergency Grocery Card

As announced last week, SFHSA is giving a one-time prepaid grocery card to San Francisco CalFresh households. This CalFresh Emergency Grocery Card program will help people buy healthy food and reduce financial…

Nov 5, 2025 April 19 @ 8:19 pm

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley – Find Food

Use the Food Locator below to find free, nutritious food near you. Choose whether you want fresh groceries or ready-to-eat meals and pick days/times that fit your schedule.

Nov 5, 2025 April 19 @ 8:19 pm

SF/Marin Food Bank – Find Free Food

Use the Food Locator tool to find food assistance in San Francisco and Marin. You can locate weekly free groceries, monthly food boxes for seniors, one-time emergency food, or help…

Nov 5, 2025 April 19 @ 8:19 pm

CANV Food Pantry Finder

The Food Bank of CANV distributes food to eight food pantries throughout Napa County so that people and families can receive a bag of groceries and other emergency food assistance…

Nov 5, 2025 April 19 @ 8:19 pm

Marin HHS Food Pantry Guide

Marin County Health & Human Services maintains a community resource guide to food pantries on their website.

Nov 5, 2025 April 19 @ 8:19 pm

Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano

Free food is available near you! Use the map or the Food Distribution Sites Listed by City tab at the bottom of the page in this link to find a location…

Nov 5, 2025 April 19 @ 8:19 pm

Find a Food Bank – Alameda County

The Find a Food Bank page can connect you to free groceries or hot meals in Alameda County as soon as possible.

Aug 8, 2024 April 19 @ 8:19 pm

Flooding Victims Benefits and Health Care Rights

FAQ prepared by Bay Area Legal Aid on public benefits and health care rights for those impacted by flooding.

Aug 8, 2024 April 19 @ 8:19 pm

East Bay Tenants: What To Do If Your Apartment Floods

Resource Thanks to our colleagues at Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) Action, for the following video Know Your Rights and how-to presentation for East Bay tenants impacted by this…

Aug 8, 2024 April 19 @ 8:19 pm

Know Your Rights: Domestic Violence 

BayLegal Youth Intern Armaan Sharma has assembled and designed a new Know Your Rights resource on domestic violence. With extensive information on legal definitions and rights, and specific information for youth, immigrants, and LGBTQIA+ individuals, we hope this resource will prove useful to anyone seeking help or providing community education on domestic violence.

Aug 8, 2024 April 19 @ 8:19 pm

Know Your Rights: McKinney-Vento Act (education rights for youth experiencing homelessness)

BayLegal’s Youth Justice team has assembled a Know Your Rights document and resource list on the McKinney-Vento Act’s protections for youth experiencing homelessness. Many thanks to the YJ team’s high school interns, who have worked this summer to research and design this resource!

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